Microsoft Windows Crash: CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz Rules Out Cyberattack Behind Global Outage, Says Fix Has Been Deployed
CrowdStrike's President and CEO, George Kurtz, ruled out that cyberattack was behind the outage and shared the details about the Microsoft Windows crash triggered by a CrowdStrike update. He assured the customers were impacted by a single defect found in a single content update for Windows hosts.
George Kurtz, President & CEO of CrowdStrike, posted on X about the update on the recent global IT outage caused by the CrowdStrike-triggered Microsoft Windows crash incident. George Kurtz has said that the worldwide outage was caused by a cyberattack that led people to see the BSOD (Blue Screen of Death) error on their computers. The CrowdStrike CEO said that the company had been actively working with customers impacted by the defect in the update for Windows hosts. He ruled out cyberattack being the cause of this crash and said, "This is not a security incident or cyberattack. The issue has been identified, isolated, and a fix has been deployed.". George Kurtz promised to provide complete and continuous updates on the website. He said the team was fully mobilised to ensure the security and stability of CrowdStrike customers. Microsoft Windows Crash News: Centre Issues Advisory on Outage of Microsoft Windows Owing to CrowdStrike Agent ‘Falcon Sensor’ Update.
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